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nspluginwrapper

nspluginwrapper is an Open Source compatibility plugin for Netscape 4 (NPAPI) plugins. That is, it enables you to use plugins on platforms they were not built for. For example, you can use the Adobe Flash plugin on Linux/x86_64, NetBSD and FreeBSD platforms.

nspluginwrapper is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Recent updates: [ 2008/06/29 -- Version 1.0.0 (stable) | Additional information ]

Development snapshot: [ 2008/07/06 -- Version 1.1.0 ]

Compatibility

The following plugins work reasonnably well:

  • Acrobat Reader (5.0.9, 7.0.1, 8.1.2)
  • DejaVu Libre (3.5.14)
  • Flash Player (7.0, 9.0, 9.0 update 3, 10.0 beta)
  • Linux JPEG 2000 (0.0.2)
  • Mplayerplug-in (2.80, 3.25)
  • Real Player (10.0.5)
  • ICA Citrix Client
  • Squeak VM (3.7)
  • Tcl/Tk (3.1.0)

News

  • [2008/06/29] nspluginwrapper 1.0.0
    • Don't wrap root plugins to system locations, keep them private
    • Fix support for Acrobat Reader 8 (focus problems)
    • Fix support for mozplugger (in full-debug mode)
    • Fix support for WebKit
    • Fix crashes with Flash Player 9 Update 3 (9.0.115)
    • Fix build with Intel compiler
    • Add support for IBM XLC compiler
    • Improve error handling during RPC initialization (possible memory leak on error)
    • Improve error handling in NPP_WriteReady() and NPP_Write()
  • [2007/08/26] nspluginwrapper 0.9.91.5
    • Fix a memory leak in NPP_Destroy()
    • Fix DiamondX XEmbed example plugin
    • Fix focus problems (Debian bug #435912)
    • Add support for 64-bit plugins (Martin Stransky)
    • Add support for newer NPAPI 0.17 functions and variables
    • Add support for broken 64-bit Konqueror versions (run-time detect)

Downloads

  • Note that you need both the Plugin and the Viewer for correct operation. Please also read the release notes.

  • nspluginwrapper 1.0.0 (29.Jun.2008)

Documentation

More detailed documentation is available in the Help Center.

Installation

  • On package installation, 32-bit plugins are automatically recognized and installed system-wide, provided they are available in the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins directory.
  • You can then manually install/remove/update plugins with the nspluginwrapper program.

Usage

  • Installing an additional plugin (e.g. the JPEG2000 plugin) into the user's Mozilla plugins directory: 
    nspluginwrapper -i ~/downloads/npjp2-0.0.2/src/npjp2.so
  • Updating (with detailed operations) all installed plugins from system and user's directories: 
    nspluginwrapper -v -a -u
  • Removing a plugin: 
    nspluginwrapper -r ~/.mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.npjp2.so
 

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